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  • Title: Teaching medical students what they think they already know.
    Author: Fadlon J, Pessach I, Toker A.
    Journal: Educ Health (Abingdon); 2004 Mar; 17(1):35-41. PubMed ID: 15203472.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: To discuss the problems encountered teaching interviewing skills to first year medical students and describe their responses to a structured workshop in interviewing skills. METHODS: Focus groups and a short evaluation questionnaire filled in by 56 first year medical students before and after a workshop in interviewing skills were used. RESULTS: All students evaluated their skills very highly prior to the workshop. After participating in the workshop, students evaluated their skills as lower than before. DISCUSSION: When communication skills are taught in an informal, unstructured manner, medical students might view this knowledge as unspecialized, repetitive, and even boring. It is suggested that employing a structured model for teaching doctor-patient communication skills awards psycho-social issues the status of formal knowledge. This can lead to students viewing communication skills as a relevant and consistent body of knowledge. Introducing a structured model can overcome two kinds of problems: over-confident students are formally introduced to unique aspects of medical interviewing, whilst those who lack confidence are offered a lifeline in the form of a structured model. Identifying possible sources of resistance to communications training has important implications for medical education as it allows for appropriate course planning and follow up.
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